Salvador
Boy nameSalvador has been given to 49,788 babies in the U.S. since 1888. It peaked in 1992 and currently ranks #756 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈsælvədɔː/
From Spanish and Portuguese Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring Jesus Christ, from Spanish and Portuguese salvador (“savior”), from Latin salvator, from salvāre (“to save”) + -tor (forming agent nouns). In Spanish placenames, frequently a clipping of Spanish San Salvador (“Holy Savior”). Doublet of savior, Salvator, and Salvatore.
Origin: Spanish, Portuguese
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
49,788
Peak year
1992 (929 babies)
Rank in 2025
#756 for boys
First recorded
1888
10-year trend
▼ -19%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Salvador
Salvador Dalí
Spanish artist (1904–1989)
Salvador Allende
28th president of Chile (1908–1973
Salvador Sobral
Portuguese singer
Salvador Luria
Italian American microbiologist (1912–1991)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Salvador.
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